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University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Roy Williams made an impromptu statement about UNCW men’s basketball coach Buzz Peterson and the Seahawks 2013-14 schedule after Tuesday’s game. Williams was wrapping up his postgame interviews with the press when the UNC media relations department mentioned that Peterson would be the next person brought to the podium. Williams sat back down and spoke in support of his former player and longtime friend.

The UNCW men’s basketball team didn’t see each other after a Dec. 21 loss to Old Dominion. Players were allowed to head home to celebrate the holiday season with their families. Just because they weren’t around each other, doesn’t mean they didn’t stay in touch. “We’ve been talking over the break and everything, and everybody has been playing pickup basketball, getting their confidence back and everything,” sophomore guard Craig Ponder said. “I think it’s going to help us taking that… Read More »

Old Dominion men’s basketball coach Jeff Jones summed up the woes of the UNCW offense without even knowing it. After Saturday’s 69-57 victory over the Seahawks, the Monarch’s coach described his defensive game plan as so: “We were really concerned with (Tanner) Milson, as far as the threes. We weren’t too concerned with the other guys.” Turned out, ODU didn’t really need to be concerned with him either.

Box Score (click inside) Twitter Feed Drexel 62, UNCW 46 Rebounding. The End. Seriously, that’s what the game came down to. Both teams shot poorly. Both played admirable first-shot defense. But Drexel created eight more field goal attempts and 13 more free throw attempts through superior rebounding and that was the difference. Farewell to Keith Rendleman. Stay tuned, folks. Stay tuned.

Box Score Twitter Feed UNCW – 58 possessions /61 points (1.05 PPP) Davidson – 58 possessions / 77 points (1.33 PPP) UNCW had no answer for the Davidson offense, and the Wildcats hurt the Seahawks with 13 offensive rebounds. After UNCW pulled within 40-37, Davidson had a four-point trip, extended by an offensive board off a missed free throw to push the lead back to seven. The lead quickly grew to double figures and the Wildcats were on their way.… Read More »

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Hey there, I’m StarNews staff writer Eric Detweiler, and I handle the UNCW beat. I’m a Pennyslvania native who went to the University of Maryland and came to Wilmington in August 2013 after stops in Denver and Washington, D.C. Feel free to reach out with questions or comments about our coverage of the Seahawks. Thanks for reading.